Directory Services

Setting and Changing User Passwords with the LDAP Provider

To a set a user password, use the IADsUser.SetPassword method.

The LDAP provider for Active Directory uses one of three processes to set the password (third-party LDAP directories such as iPlanet do not use this password authentication process). The method may vary according to the network configuration. The set password methods occur in the following order:

To change a user password, use the IADsUser.ChangePassword method. Like SetPassword, this method can use multiple processes to change the password. The change password methods occur in the following order: